Tulj marjaast miun emmoin

SKVR V1 754·Lempaala·1917·Collector: Räikkönen, Eino

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, [Lempaalan kylä]. Räikkönen 381. 17.

SKVR textEnglish

1Tulj marjaast miun emmoin,Came from the berry-picking, my mothers,

2Karpaloost kantajain.From carrying cranberries.

3Läsj vuuven vuotehiis.Went to the year's beds.

4"Tule nuorin tyttärein,"Come, youngest of my daughters,

5Vasjkojain vualimaa,Tend to the copper vessels,

6Lakasemmaa lattijain,Sweep the floors,

7Pesemää pöytijäin!"Wash the tables!"

8Tytöt vaston vastaelliit:The girls responded in turn:

9"Eikös myö emo sanottu:"Didn't our mother say:

10Tulloo tarvis tyttölöi,There will be need for girls,

11Ellei muullo ni kesäl.If not at other times than summer.

12Monta kiirettä kesäl,Many tasks in summer,

13Ko on helijä heinän lyönti,When there's heat for hay-mowing,

14Ko on kaunis kauran niitto,When there's fine oat-reaping,

15Ko on rukkiihen rutina.When there's rye's rustling.

16Ei myö täält pois päässä,We cannot leave here,

17Pilvet piätäin pittäät,Clouds hold our heads,

18Hattarat hapenijjain."Mists hold our breath."

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:

The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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